Bachelor of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, USA
Cycle de Perfectionnement, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, France
Solisten Diploma (Künstlerische Ausbildung), Musik Akademie Basel, Switzerland
Professional Studies, Manhattan School of Music, USA
Professional Experience
Professor of Flute, Department of Orchestral Music, College of Music, Seoul National University (2005–present)
Principal Flute, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Spain (1999–2005)
Principal Flute, New World Symphony, Miami, USA (1996–1999)
Professional Accomplishments
Hyeri Yoon began her international career as a teenager, performing at Carnegie Hall alongside Jean-Pierre Rampal and Julius Baker. Since then, she has appeared as a soloist with leading orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Winterthur Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Opera Orchestra, and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife.
She has featured as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center, as well as with the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra at Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the Beijing Art Center. A founding member of the Kumho Chamber Music Society, Aeolia Ensemble, and Grium Ensemble, she has performed at major festivals such as the Seoul Spring Festival and the Changwon Chamber Music Festival.
Her discography features Elegia (Samsung Classic), Poulenc (Sony Classical Korea / Kumho Chamber Music Society), and 엄마야 누나야 (Eommaya Noonaya). Ms. Yoon is regularly invited to perform and teach masterclasses at leading institutions and international festivals including MusicAlp (France), Saline Music Academy (USA), Musicales de Préfailles (France), Rolandseck Festival (Germany), Mt. Fuji Festival (Japan), Radio France Jeune Interprète Series, and the National Flute Association (USA).
She frequently serves on juries for prestigious international competitions such as the Geneva International Music Competition, Kobe International Flute Competition, Kuhlau International Flute Competition, Aurèle Nicolet Competition, and the Guangzhou International Flute Competition.
Awards
Third Prize, Geneva International Music Competition (1992) — the first Korean wind instrumentalist to be awarded
First Prize, Philadelphia Orchestra Young Artists Competition
Laureate, Olga Koussevitzky International Competition
Laureate, New York Flute Club Competition
